On the afternoon of March 8, the second plenary meeting of the Fourth Session of the 13th National People’s Congress was held in Beijing. After the meeting, the second ministerial channel was opened. The Minister of Industry and Information Technology Xiao Yaqing accepted an exclusive interview and responded to the promotion of the development of the manufacturing industry and the industrial Internet. Application and digital economy anti-epidemic issues.
How do you view the application of the digital economy in the epidemic?
Bring certainty in uncertainty, with broad prospects
What are the implications of the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic for my country's digital transformation and development? What are the next steps to create new advantages in the digital economy?
Xiao Yaqing said that we have achieved major strategic results in fighting the new crown pneumonia epidemic last year. Among these results, the digital economy supports and helps. Using the laptops and communication equipment that everyone is holding now enables our teaching and medical treatment to continue to be guaranteed in such a situation as the epidemic. At the same time, the distribution of household supplies and the protection of residents' needs are mostly based on the online economy. Of course, there are also medical and epidemic prevention and other aspects.
All these can see that the development of our digital economy also has some new opportunities in the crisis and difficulties. The development of the digital economy is making great strides forward, especially the industrial economy is making great strides towards the digital economy.
The next step of the digital economy should focus on the following aspects: First, the foundation for the development of the digital economy should be further consolidated. For example, network construction. We have built a total of 718,000 5G base stations this year and during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period. , We will build a 5G network with a complete system; second, various scenarios of 5G vertical applications will be further expanded on this basis, and the increase in network speed and network coverage will also be further developed; the third is in the process of digital economic development Consumption needs to be further expanded. Existing core technologies require further breakthroughs. At the same time, from the perspective of the masses, in terms of network coverage and convenience and personal consumption experience, there are still areas that need to be worked hard and need to be strengthened so that everyone can be in the consumption process. It is more convenient; the fourth is to accelerate the development of the digital economy and the integration of all walks of life, and the development of integration has led to the creation of more new formats and new applications.
He also said that the development of the digital economy has brought us a lot of certainty. This certainty makes us more confident and confident when facing the current uncertain world and uncertain external environment. The development of China's digital economy is in the ascendant, and the future prospects are very broad.
How to evaluate the development of the industrial Internet?
The past three years have started very well, and development and safety must be balanced in the future
The Industrial Internet is connected to traditional industries at one end and new technologies at the other. It has become a strong support for the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry. What is the current development level of my country's Industrial Internet? What are the next steps?
Xiao Yaqing said that the Industrial Internet has started very well in the past three years of development. The Industrial Internet connects a single device, a single process, and a single enterprise together, enabling enterprises to connect resources such as production, technology, and human resources, as well as marketing, sales, and front-end design.
Xiao Yaqing said that for a single enterprise, the industrial Internet has a great effect. After all enterprises are linked together, it forms a fusion and forms a pool of resources. Therefore, the next step in the development of the Industrial Internet: to lay a solid foundation, build on the original foundation, and lay the foundation for the development of the Industrial Internet in the next few years; , Various enterprises and all levels are integrated to produce more innovative applications through the Industrial Internet, so that it can help and promote economic development; to balance development and safety, we must unswervingly grasp development with one hand and firmly grasp the other Ensure safety and protect intellectual property rights without shifting, combine the two to promote the healthy and orderly development of the Industrial Internet.
In the next step, with the development of "5G+Industrial Internet", more practical application scenarios will be produced. These developments will present more good applications to everyone, in order to meet the people’s growing needs for a better life, and also for our economic development. Provide more carriers, platforms and space for integration.
How to make the manufacturing industry better and stronger?
Complete industrial chain, quality development, supply-side reform and internationalization
my country’s manufacturing industry now accounts for about 30% of the world’s total, but at the same time, the proportion of manufacturing industry’s domestic GDP has been declining year by year. How to ensure the status and role of manufacturing in the national economy? In response to the above issues, Xiao Yaqing said , The manufacturing industry should not only gradually increase its proportion of the total with the development of the economy, but also achieve high-quality development.
Xiao Yaqing said that after the manufacturing industry reached 32.5% of GDP in 2015, it did begin to gradually decline in GDP, but there is a big background behind this background, that is, my country's economic aggregate is continuously increasing.
Xiao Yaqing said that the Party Central Committee and the country have always attached great importance to the development of manufacturing. The general secretary has repeatedly emphasized that manufacturing is the lifeblood of the country's economy and that it should be better and stronger. In his view, to achieve the development of the manufacturing industry, the first aspect is to complete the industrial chain, to achieve a strong chain, supplement the chain, and make up for the weaknesses and shortcomings, so that the manufacturing industry can be supported at any time and cannot be dropped. chain.
The second aspect is to allow the high-quality development of the manufacturing industry to further improve its intelligence and greenness, so that the manufacturing industry can be further improved on the original basis.
Another aspect is the structural reform on the supply side. Traditional industries must be modernized and technologically transformed. At the same time, emerging strategic industries must be developed, such as 5G, new materials, new equipment, etc., as well as communication technologies and chips that everyone cares about. . However, in the development of new industries, we must not engage in redundant construction. We must prevent rushes, develop in accordance with the regulations of marketization and legalization, and we must see the direction of market development. At the same time, the development of robots must be particularly encouraged in the development process. Our country has developed very well in the past, especially during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, and industrial robots must be brought forward and used further. In the development process of the manufacturing industry, there is also a need to encourage the development of leading companies. As a system integrator, some companies can drive the entire industry and continue to lead the development of the manufacturing industry.
Keeping the proportion of manufacturing industry basically stable is a process of continuous development and a process of continuous persistence. In this process, our country will also insist on reform and opening up. The globalization of the international industrial chain and the international division of labor are the general trend. Therefore, in our development, we must further expand opening up and deepen cooperation in all aspects to make development more international. .
